Great Allegheny Passage https://gaptrail.org/ The spectacular trail from Cumberland, Maryland to Downtown Pittsburgh Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:53:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://gaptrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-GAP-Favicon_Circle-Icon-512x512-1-32x32.png Great Allegheny Passage https://gaptrail.org/ 32 32 Newly-Improved Connection Between Mon Wharf and Point State Park Open for Travel https://gaptrail.org/newly-improved-connection-between-mon-wharf-and-point-state-park-open-for-travel/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:33:25 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=6427 Point State Park officials and their contractors have opened a new, reconfigured connecting ramp carrying the Great Allegheny Passage between Point State Park and the Monongahela Wharf under the Fort […]

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]]> 2023 Ultimate GAP Relay Trail Challenge https://gaptrail.org/2023-ultimate-gap-relay-trail-challenge/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:05:15 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=6383 Register now for the 2023 Ultimate GAP Relay Trail Challenge, four weeks of exhilarating outdoor physical challenges — running, walking, bicycling, kayaking, and more — all in support of the […]

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]]> C&O Canal NHP Completes Work Around Paw Paw Tunnel https://gaptrail.org/co-canal-nhp-completes-work-around-paw-paw-tunnel/ Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:25:34 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=6348 Crews have completed the extensive rock wall remediation work along the eastern portal of the Paw Paw Tunnel, and have re-opened the tunnel for thru-travelers. Many thanks to all those […]

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]]> AAA World Lauds Great Allegheny Passage https://gaptrail.org/aaa-world-lauds-great-allegheny-passage/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:22:00 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=6338 “Riders enjoy nearly 150 uninterrupted miles of bucolic landscapes, tumbling waterfalls, river views, railroad trestles and charming towns that implore cyclists to stop and stay awhile,” writes Erin Gifford for […]

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]]> New Bicyclist-Friendly Campsites Open in Ohiopyle State Park https://gaptrail.org/new-bicyclist-friendly-campsites-open-in-ohiopyle-state-park/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:16:26 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=6264 Officials at Ohiopyle State Park have opened a new bicyclist-focused, fee-based primitive campground at mile marker 72.6 along the Great Allegheny Passage.  Dubbed High Bridge Biking Campsites, this new overnight […]

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]]> Profile: Sharon Joseph Imes https://gaptrail.org/profile-sharon-joseph/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 19:45:24 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5844 “The Great Allegheny Passage has such a great impact financially on Connellsville, with people coming in. People are supporting our businesses. We’re the largest town on the GAP and the […]

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]]> Profile: Roy Bires https://gaptrail.org/profile-roy-bires/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:41:15 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5850 “In 1970, while working in the National Tube Rolling Mill, I watched trains carry ingots across the Riverton Bridge from the Duquesne Steel Mill to the National Tube Works. And […]

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]]> Profile: Mark Bowers https://gaptrail.org/profile-mark-bowers/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:15:53 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5852 “I’ve always been an outdoors person. I started visiting the gorge regularly when I was in my early 20’s, and before any of the present trails were developed. I’d follow […]

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]]> Profile: Rod Darby https://gaptrail.org/profile-rod-darby/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:01:07 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5848 “Being a trail business owner has its unique challenges. We have two different customers. We have local folks who come in here and say, ‘Oh my gosh, I can’t believe […]

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]]> Profile: Leanne Triggs https://gaptrail.org/profile-leanne-triggs/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:36:09 +0000 https://gaptrail.org/?p=5858 “People who are on the GAP are usually very creative and very into art and nature. All of these artists and nature lovers and creative types using the GAP are […]

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